747 maintenance plant to close

[jonesy]

Just in the news this morning... These sort of closures dont just affect 300 workers, thats 300 families that will suffer, and spending in the local community will drop as well. Add this to the dying car industry over here and things look bleak for a lot of folks. www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-08/qantas-to-shut-avalon-base2c-axe-300-jobs/5078194

[corsair67]

Sadly, this has been on the cards for at least 5 years - and as such, it isn't really a shock to me that QANTAS have made this decision.

Still, I do think it is the wrong decision, and is so typically short-sighted of QANTAS management.